plural dandies
1
: a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
2
: something excellent in its class
a dandy of a game
dandyishly
adverb
dandier; dandiest
1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance : foppish
2
: very good : first-rate
a dandy place to stay
I have a couple of friends … who think a recession is a dandy time to try to discover better and cheaper ways to do things.—
Thomas Friedman
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Noun
Adjective
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of dandy in a Sentence
Noun
That was a dandy of a game.
that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes
Adjective
We thought something was wrong, but he said everything was just fine and dandy.
that's a dandy new racing bike
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Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Regular-season finale with Regis Jesuit could be a dandy.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Williams decided to reinterpret a historic bed trunk from the archives in his signature, dandy style.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Those are the accouterments of an outstandingly dressed Black man, a dandy, to be sure, but that gives way to André centering himself in the video–self-replicating and standing in as seemingly minor characters.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Regular-season finale with Regis Jesuit could be a dandy.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Adjective
As a follow-up for consumers – and frankly, for those of us who work in this world too – here is my own handy dandy consumer guide to the streaming bundle market.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Williams decided to reinterpret a historic bed trunk from the archives in his signature, dandy style.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Dandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dandy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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